Subject: Administrative
Rules are now filed online with the Secretary of State’s office and are electronically
date/time stamped upon filing. Since filing is no longer dependent upon the Secretary
of State, Archives Building being open to accept hand-delivered filings, the requirement
that Administrative Rules be filed during business hours when the building is open
is no longer of consequence. The filing deadline continues to be the 15th of the
month. Filings date stamped by the online filing system on or before the 15th of
the month will meet that month’s filing deadline.

Rules Coordinator: Julie Yamaka—(503) 378-5199

166-500-0020

Administrative Rule Filing Requirements

(1) The Administrative Rules Unit shall
compile, index and publish all rules adopted by each agency.

(2) Agencies must use the on-line
Filing System, available on the Unit’s website: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/resources/fileonline.html
to submit Administrative Rule filings (ORS 183.355) and Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
and Rulemaking Hearing (183.335(1) & (2)) to the Administrative Rules Unit of
the State Archives, Oregon Secretary of State. For publication in the following
month’s on-line Oregon Bulletin and Administrative Rules Compilation, filings
must be submitted to the Administrative Rules Unit by the 15th day of the month.
The on-line filing system generates date-stamped receipt copies that are e-mailed
to the rules coordinator. Rules coordinators should phone the Administrative Rules
Unit at (503) 373-0701 option 2 if they do not receive these receipt copies. Filings
must contain the date stamp from the deadline day or earlier to be published and
posted the following month.

(3) In cases when the on-line
system is unavailable, contact the Administrative Rules Unit. Administrative Rule
Filings and Notices may be mailed or delivered (Temporary Rule Filings and Notices
can be faxed) to the Administrative Rules Unit, with prior approval by the Administrative
Rules Unit, using forms available for download on the Oregon State Archives website
at <http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/index.html>. In addition to
the filing deadlines described in (2) above, mailed or delivered Filings and Notices
must be received by the Administrative Rules Unit office by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline
day.

Notes1.) This online version of the OREGON BULLETIN is provided for convenience of reference and enhanced access. The official, record copy of this publication is contained in the original Administrative Orders and Rulemaking Notices filed with the Secretary of State, Archives Division. Discrepancies, if any, are satisfied in favor of the original versions. Use the OAR Revision Cumulative Index found in the Oregon Bulletin to access a numerical list of rulemaking actions after November 15, 2012.